Items with category:News
All about balance? How to prepare graduates for the AI-evolving world (of work)
31 March 2026
In this post, CRADLE PhD student Siham AbuKhalaf reflects on the critical question of our second seminar for 2026: Unknowable Futures: Preparing Graduates for an AI-Evolving World (of Work). In a world shaped by AI, what should higher education actually prepare students for?
Three new CRADLE Fellowships for 2026!
25 March 2026
We are pleased to announce that three CRADLE Fellowships have been awarded for 2026. Congratulations and welcome to Associate Professor Katrina Clifford, Dr Colin Simpson and Associate Professor Martin Potter. We look forward to collaborating with them on their exciting projects.
People and friendships: Dr Anastasiya Umarova graduates from CRADLE
20 March 2026
Congratulations to Dr Anastasiya Umarova who has recently completed her PhD journey with CRADLE. In this post Anastasiya describes the focus of her research into feedback and provides some reflections and highlights of her study experience.
Top 3 posts: What have you been reading on our blog?
12 March 2026
As we power into 2026, we were looking at our blog statistics to see what was popular over the last year. It would seem that GenAI is the subject that garners the most interest. No surprise there, we're sure...
Is it time to move beyond grades?
5 March 2026
In this seminar CRADLE’s Dr Juuso Nieminen will critically discuss why higher education systems continue to use grades despite plenty of evidence on how they don’t work, and whether we should now move on. Join us at Deakin Downtown or online on Wednesday 15 April at 2pm (AEDT).
A provocation: the manifesto for feedback
20 February 2026
In this post, CRADLE PhD student Siham AbuKhalaf reflects on the timely and salient messages of our first seminar for 2026: Manifesto for feedback in the age of AI. The topics are closely aligned with Siham's own research areas whereby she is investigating the relationship between AI, authentic assessment, and student motivation.


















